How much would it cost to develop a No-Code App Builder?

I already tried a no coding app builder, but ran into a financial problem. I had to implement a lot of services that had to be integrated into one application and work on different platforms. Either my development team was no good, or I didn't have enough money for people to work for me and make my dream come true. I saw a flipabit service where you can create an application without any coding or other programming code. I'm not a pro at this, I do not know how to call it right. However, nothing prevents me from making a store and tying the app to it so that people can download it in the store and through it make purchases and place orders.

Pricey, and there's a big risk of spiraling costs because target userbase isn't well defined, leading to a "please everyone" approach

I tried with noco.io.

It's technically challenging (the way I did it), endless customer support questions, and not that much money per app.

Hey there! That’s awesome that you’re thinking of getting into the no-code tools space. I’m there myself, building a platform for the web, and it’s incredibly fun and rewarding.

In terms of scoping the project, the above comment by Sergey is super helpful. But just wanna add a few things of note:

First, the project is really broken down into two major components — (1) the web app that people will log into to design/create their app; (2) the app-specific code that will translate/compile these apps into native code for devices and then upload to the App Stores, etc.

To that end, as the editor web app expands in complexity, you can almost guarantee that the app-specific logic will also have to expand. So when scoping your project, may be helpful to identify what core features are absolutely necessary & what UI components/templates are a must have, and then lock the scope right there.

And lastly, if both sides of the project are reasonable in scope, think that you could probably have an MVP built in about three to four months and for about $45k USD. This price-range obviously won’t include every bell and whistle but it can get you to a launched MVP that lets you build the business, raise some funding, etc.

Oh, and just as a quick mention, feel free to reach out to discuss further, ask questions, and/or inquire about having this built. I’m a contract developer with a love of design/no-code tools and am always interested in meeting people that share the same passion!

have you seen appsheet? Sounds pretty much identical

It depends a lot on the final requirements you set and who will be your end-user. Depends on how sophisticated they are in logic/programming, requirements for your platform will change quite significantly. I would estimate a basic MVP as at least half a year of work and thus you're looking for a price of at least $60-100k. Also, a project like this requires constant developer support and (I assume) quite a sizeable customer care team that can help users navigate through their problems. You should estimate this in your business model as well.

I'm playing with a similar idea but I'm very far from anything that can be released even to friends. My goal is to build a much more robust system than Adalo or GlideApps, but I also target people who know at least basics of programming and are able to build a good enough data model for their future app.

PS another important factor to consider is whether you want to allow building multi-tenant SaaS or apps for use inside a team (I call them internal). Internal apps already pretty well covered with a bunch of tools like Integromat, Microsoft PowerAps, Zapier, etc. Microsoft PowerApps is pricey but it enables mind-blowing use cases that are suitable even for enterprises.